http://tox2.tales-ch.jp/system/xdr-lmbs/chara.html
Additional information about character's artes. I'll update this post when they release Milla's. Leia's was released today I believe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...zh77ry8Q1Q
Ludger: Probably all seen this in the demo, but Ludger's ability is his weapon switch, between Dual Swords, Hammer, and Dual Pistols. It's activated by pressing L1 and R1 at the same time, and will switch to the next weapon. Pressing L1 and R2 will switch backwards. With each weapon, the artes activated from them will differ.
Dual Swords have short reach, but focus on fast slashing type attacks which can pin enemies back.
Hammer has long range and area of effect, but sacrifices speed.
Dual Pistols do not deal a large amount of damage per hit, but have good supporting qualities, with high speed and shot-type damage; however, while using them, movement speed is reduced.
Ludger's link ability is Mirror. He copies the link ability of whoever he is linked with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...QHWwW_bgBk
Alvin: Alvin's Charge ability functions identically to as it did in ToX. After using an Arte, hold down the Arte Button to Charge up. You can see the Charge ability in action in the video, where he charges what I assume to be spirit energy into his pistol, and then put the pistol into his sword. If you have a Charge available, you spend it to perform a stronger version of the same arte you're activating. You unlock skills that allow you to hold more Charges at once. On the character page in Alvin's section, the second screenshot with the red flash shows Shunjinken - Houga, the charged arte version of Shunjinken (AKA Sonic Thrust). Shunjinken causes Alvin to dash forward a short distance and thrust at the enemy. Shunjinken - Houga would cause the thrust to pierce the enemy, and then lift them up before shooting them with his sword. They appear to have reworked the animation, as I don't recall that much red for the arte.
The first screenshot shows a new arte that was not in ToX, Charged Blow. It appears to be a new set of artes that are only available when you have a Charge, judging by the last line in his description.
Alvin's link ability is Guard Break. When Alvin is the Slave character, he has the ability to break the guard of a monster that's defending from the Master character's attacks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...aYFG2Fbof0
Leia: Leia's ability is 活伸棍術 (Kasshinkonjutsu, Expanding Staff Style). Her staff becomes enveloped in light and extended when Leia correctly dodges an enemy attack by backstepping, as visible in the video. This is a lot more difficult than ToG's dodging, and requires really good timing since the dodging itself is slow. The extension lasts a short duration, improvable through skills in ToX, and can also be activated from Flash Guard later on, which is a lot easier to achieve. Of the artes displayed, 円閃打 (Ensenda) is new. It appears to be Yuri's Shining Fang (円閃牙
except with a blunt weapon flavour to the text (打, Strike), instead of a sharp weapon (牙, Fang). One of the biggest complaints I (and presumably everyone else) had for ToX was that Leia had very few air-to-air combos available, despite having many ground-to-air attacks, i.e. ones that started on the ground and caused her to end up mid-air, and they've addressed this specifically, stating there's more aerial combo variety, as well as many new Martial Artes. She also had the same number of artes as everyone (except Jude and Milla since they're special), and since 8 her artes were single target healing/support spells, she ended up with fewer attacking (Martial) artes.
Leia's link ability is Item Steal. If the targeted monster is knocked down and Leia isn't doing anything as the Slave character (i.e. you're not in the middle of a basic link combo, or she's not casting a spell) she can run up to a monster and steal an item from it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...iFfoHRzjLU
Elise: Elise's ability is Switching Tipo. It is activated by pressing R3, and changes her combat style between two modes, Tipo ON, and Tipo OFF. Elise's Martial Artes use Tipo as the weapon, rather than her wand which is used as the basic attack. Tipo will usually change shape to attack the enemy depending on the arte. Elise's Spirit Magic focuses on area of effect healing like Cheria from ToG, whereas Leia takes care of single target like Sophie. She also has access to Dark-type attack spells.
With Tipo ON active, Tipo latches onto Elise's back light a knapsack (KAWAII), increasing her INT and Spirit Magic damage. Her Martial Artes focus on a ranged style as this mode is designed to use Spirit Magic. In ToX, Tipo ON would improve the pulling effect of Negative Gate, increase the chance of OHKO for Black Guide, and increase the number of hits on Flatters Dim. Her wand also releases projectiles with her basic attack instead of meleeing.
With Tipo OFF active, Tipo flies around Elise and is prominently used as a weapon, usually to bludgeon things, increasing Elise's STR. Most of her Martial Artes gain area of effect bonuses with Tipo OFF. Her basic attack uses her wand to melee.
Two new artes are exhibition-ed in this video. The first is a Spirit Magic Arte called Serpent's Bite (Bite appears to be written incorrectly though?). It appears to be very similar in style to Reap Will from ToG. The second arte is トランティポリ (Torantipori), though I don't understand what it means, it leaves her in mid-air and it shows she can use Serpent's Bite while mid-air. In ToX, none of her spells were castable in the air, only Milla had that available through a skill. Near the end, Switching is shown, along with Negative Gate, which appears to be larger in ToX2 (perhaps due to Tipo ON).
Elise's link ability is Tipo Drain. Elise will occasionally drain energy from enemies and recover HP and TP for both her and the Master.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...vj6Rp79qgg
Rowen: Rowen's ability is called 術後調律 (Jutsugochouritsu, Magic Aftertuning). Playing off his Conductor background, many of his Spirit Magic Artes can be improved through the use of this ability. If used, it will return half of the TP cost to Rowen, which is interesting because in ToX, he had a skill that removed TP Costs if he used Magic Aftertuning for an arte. To execute Magic Aftertuning, a button will appear near Rowen or around the target area, indicating what needs to be done. The button is not random, and is tied to the spell. Rock Tri, for example requires you to press X (arte button) at the correct timing (not hard at all) to activate an extra hit. Spread in the video allows you to control its movement. Bright Bell allows you to control the swinging of the bell to deal more hits.
Rowen demonstrates one new Martial Arte in this video, Prelude which appears to be fire based. The page states that he has new Martial Artes, and increased speed.
Rowen's link ability is Auto Magic Guard. If an enemy casts a spell on him or the Master, he will activate a Magic Guard for both.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...6d0c1CPh6w
Jude: Jude's ability is called 集中回避 (Shuuchuukaihi, Concentrated Evasion). Activated by using back step to dodge an attack, he will appear behind an enemy afterwards with a short time of invulnerability, and a longer increased AGI, which is Jude's main stat, improving his damage and movement speed notably. With additional skills, he can extend the duration and activate it with Front Step. Judging by the video, it appears they've made it easier to activate. In ToX, it required really good timing and only ever worked against the monster you're targeting. It states in the page that it is good for 1v1, but it makes no mention of if they've adjusted it to work for other monster's you're not directly attacking.
Jude displays one new arte here, 砕氷刃 (Saihyoujin, Asbel's Frost Breaker) as he activates it in mid-air. This is another aspect that has been improved upon; like Leia, Jude's mid-air combat has been improved. He previously had very few attacks that could continue a mid-air combo, most were designed to end them, but the video displays his basic attack up launching monsters into the air, and following it up by using Majinken (Demon Fang) in mid-air which was previously not possible. His Hienrenkyaku (Swallow Dance) keeps him in the air instead of slowly falling as he kicks now which makes it actually useful.
Jude's link ability is Restore. When the Master is knocked down, he will appear next to them to recover HP. He also has a chance to revive the master if they are KOed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...tYKm14FNDY
Milla: Milla's ability is called 魔技 (Magi, Magic Artes). It's an inherent ability that provides her with alternate artes for her Spirit Magic. Milla has access to several Spirit Magic. Spirit Magic requires a cast time, and you need to hold down the arte button to begin casting. She can, however, activate an alternate arte by not holding down the arte button. i.e. just pressing Circle will activate an arte called "Fire Bomb", while holding it down will begin the incantation for "Fireball". In this video, Milla demonstrates a Spirit Magic "Burn Spread", as well as a skill "Spell Charge", allowing movement while maintaining the spell's full incantation by holding the arte button. She later demonstrates a Magic Arte "Particle Rondo (II)" after "Assault Dance" where she transforms into a streak of light, that cuts forward, and then boomerangs back and leaves her in mid-air.
The significance of the (II) I put is for each element (Fire, Wind, Lightning, Light), Milla has multiple Spirit Magic, and each spell invokes a different version of Magic Arte, though they all have the same name. This Particle Rondo is activated from "Glare Cage", the second Light Spirit Magic she learns. It differs from Particle Rondo from "Divine Streak" her first Light spell, which only dashes forward and does not have the second hit.
Milla displays two new artes here, a Martial Arte called マジェストホウィール (Majest Howl? possibly incorrect spelling of Majesty Howl, also unvoiced so far), where she spins in a circle with her blade, and Spirit Magic, Prism Saber, a new Light spell. Also, a new version of Round Edge is shown, from what I recall. It looks fairly big now.
Milla's link ability is Bind. When attacking a stunned or "Speed"-type monster, Milla can Bind the target with magic, stopping their movement while the Master is free to attack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...UCv59WHN1w
Gaius: Gaius's ability is called Revenger. When you guard an enemy attack, if you Front Step afterwards within 1 second, Gaius will unleash a powerful strike instead of a Front Step. The activation opportunity is indicated by a glowing red light around Gaius for one second. There is a Skill that enables the use of [L1 + O] to activate a different attack instead of using Front Step. (O is the default for basic attack in the Japanese version, and L1 + O activates a strong, non-continuous hit or something like that. There is a skill that transforms this into an attack with a small sidestep.)
Gaius's weapon is a 長刀 (Naginata, though the appearance resembles the Chinese changdao or choutou rather than the traditional halberd style naginata)
Gaius's link ability is Spread Force. Gaius will guard himself and the master against certain attacks from enemies, and the following conditions will be applied
Next link combo will cost 25% less TP
Next basic attack will be an element/type the enemy is weak to
Next basic attack will break super armor/penetrate and cause stun
Gaius demonstrates the following artes in the video
獅子戦吼 Shishisenkou [Beast]
皇光破斬 Koukouhazan [New Original Arte, looks very similar to Alvin's 地竜閃 except with what appears to be a Light Element instead of Earth]
飛燕瞬連斬 Hienshunrenzan [New Original Arte, he uses it 3 times in a row]
魔神剣・翔牙 Majinken Shouga [Demon Fang variant that has appeared for Stahn Aileron in ToD
C and Kunzite in ToH]
覇道滅封 Hadoumeppuu [Asbel's Incineration Wave, which has an obscenely long attack time now]
He also displays his Revenger at the end where the camera shifts angles. Gaius appears to be wearing a Fire elemental weapon as well, which is why the tone of most of his artes are red, though Incineration Wave would be Fire element regardless. This can be indicated from Beast, a non-elemental arte, having a red tone and basic attacks providing "Weak".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...XBNFi-DBLk
Musee: Musee's (pronounced Musé) ability is called Reave Assault. When you're stunned (flinched even?), you can use Front Step or Back Step to teleport away from an enemy, becoming invulnerable, avoiding all attacks for a short time. After warping, you have the ability to counterattack (i.e. there's an opening now since you're not being targeted). There are skills available to reduce the cast time of spells, and the TP cost of artes when used with Reave Assault.
Musee's weapon is her hair.
In Milla's video, Musee displays the following arte names.
スタンブリッツ [Stun Blitz]
オールアウト [All Out]
シーズスロー [Seize Throw]
In Gaius's video, Musee displays the following spells
Wind Lance
Burn Spread
In her video, she begins with attempting to cast Gravity, but is interrupted by a monster. She then uses Reave Assault to escape. She displays a new arte, エザリィウィップ [Ethery Whip?], followed by what appears to be a Reave Assault in midair to cut through an enemy. Presumably, this requires a skill equipped to activate as the base description says you need to be hit by an enemy first to use Reave Assault.
Musee's link ability is Tractor Move. When the Master Front Steps, Musee will also move, causing the two to land immediately in front of the targeted enemy. Back Step causes the targeted enemy to be unable to move.
Additional information about character's artes. I'll update this post when they release Milla's. Leia's was released today I believe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...zh77ry8Q1Q
Ludger: Probably all seen this in the demo, but Ludger's ability is his weapon switch, between Dual Swords, Hammer, and Dual Pistols. It's activated by pressing L1 and R1 at the same time, and will switch to the next weapon. Pressing L1 and R2 will switch backwards. With each weapon, the artes activated from them will differ.
Dual Swords have short reach, but focus on fast slashing type attacks which can pin enemies back.
Hammer has long range and area of effect, but sacrifices speed.
Dual Pistols do not deal a large amount of damage per hit, but have good supporting qualities, with high speed and shot-type damage; however, while using them, movement speed is reduced.
Ludger's link ability is Mirror. He copies the link ability of whoever he is linked with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...QHWwW_bgBk
Alvin: Alvin's Charge ability functions identically to as it did in ToX. After using an Arte, hold down the Arte Button to Charge up. You can see the Charge ability in action in the video, where he charges what I assume to be spirit energy into his pistol, and then put the pistol into his sword. If you have a Charge available, you spend it to perform a stronger version of the same arte you're activating. You unlock skills that allow you to hold more Charges at once. On the character page in Alvin's section, the second screenshot with the red flash shows Shunjinken - Houga, the charged arte version of Shunjinken (AKA Sonic Thrust). Shunjinken causes Alvin to dash forward a short distance and thrust at the enemy. Shunjinken - Houga would cause the thrust to pierce the enemy, and then lift them up before shooting them with his sword. They appear to have reworked the animation, as I don't recall that much red for the arte.
The first screenshot shows a new arte that was not in ToX, Charged Blow. It appears to be a new set of artes that are only available when you have a Charge, judging by the last line in his description.
Alvin's link ability is Guard Break. When Alvin is the Slave character, he has the ability to break the guard of a monster that's defending from the Master character's attacks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...aYFG2Fbof0
Leia: Leia's ability is 活伸棍術 (Kasshinkonjutsu, Expanding Staff Style). Her staff becomes enveloped in light and extended when Leia correctly dodges an enemy attack by backstepping, as visible in the video. This is a lot more difficult than ToG's dodging, and requires really good timing since the dodging itself is slow. The extension lasts a short duration, improvable through skills in ToX, and can also be activated from Flash Guard later on, which is a lot easier to achieve. Of the artes displayed, 円閃打 (Ensenda) is new. It appears to be Yuri's Shining Fang (円閃牙
except with a blunt weapon flavour to the text (打, Strike), instead of a sharp weapon (牙, Fang). One of the biggest complaints I (and presumably everyone else) had for ToX was that Leia had very few air-to-air combos available, despite having many ground-to-air attacks, i.e. ones that started on the ground and caused her to end up mid-air, and they've addressed this specifically, stating there's more aerial combo variety, as well as many new Martial Artes. She also had the same number of artes as everyone (except Jude and Milla since they're special), and since 8 her artes were single target healing/support spells, she ended up with fewer attacking (Martial) artes.Leia's link ability is Item Steal. If the targeted monster is knocked down and Leia isn't doing anything as the Slave character (i.e. you're not in the middle of a basic link combo, or she's not casting a spell) she can run up to a monster and steal an item from it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...iFfoHRzjLU
Elise: Elise's ability is Switching Tipo. It is activated by pressing R3, and changes her combat style between two modes, Tipo ON, and Tipo OFF. Elise's Martial Artes use Tipo as the weapon, rather than her wand which is used as the basic attack. Tipo will usually change shape to attack the enemy depending on the arte. Elise's Spirit Magic focuses on area of effect healing like Cheria from ToG, whereas Leia takes care of single target like Sophie. She also has access to Dark-type attack spells.
With Tipo ON active, Tipo latches onto Elise's back light a knapsack (KAWAII), increasing her INT and Spirit Magic damage. Her Martial Artes focus on a ranged style as this mode is designed to use Spirit Magic. In ToX, Tipo ON would improve the pulling effect of Negative Gate, increase the chance of OHKO for Black Guide, and increase the number of hits on Flatters Dim. Her wand also releases projectiles with her basic attack instead of meleeing.
With Tipo OFF active, Tipo flies around Elise and is prominently used as a weapon, usually to bludgeon things, increasing Elise's STR. Most of her Martial Artes gain area of effect bonuses with Tipo OFF. Her basic attack uses her wand to melee.
Two new artes are exhibition-ed in this video. The first is a Spirit Magic Arte called Serpent's Bite (Bite appears to be written incorrectly though?). It appears to be very similar in style to Reap Will from ToG. The second arte is トランティポリ (Torantipori), though I don't understand what it means, it leaves her in mid-air and it shows she can use Serpent's Bite while mid-air. In ToX, none of her spells were castable in the air, only Milla had that available through a skill. Near the end, Switching is shown, along with Negative Gate, which appears to be larger in ToX2 (perhaps due to Tipo ON).
Elise's link ability is Tipo Drain. Elise will occasionally drain energy from enemies and recover HP and TP for both her and the Master.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...vj6Rp79qgg
Rowen: Rowen's ability is called 術後調律 (Jutsugochouritsu, Magic Aftertuning). Playing off his Conductor background, many of his Spirit Magic Artes can be improved through the use of this ability. If used, it will return half of the TP cost to Rowen, which is interesting because in ToX, he had a skill that removed TP Costs if he used Magic Aftertuning for an arte. To execute Magic Aftertuning, a button will appear near Rowen or around the target area, indicating what needs to be done. The button is not random, and is tied to the spell. Rock Tri, for example requires you to press X (arte button) at the correct timing (not hard at all) to activate an extra hit. Spread in the video allows you to control its movement. Bright Bell allows you to control the swinging of the bell to deal more hits.
Rowen demonstrates one new Martial Arte in this video, Prelude which appears to be fire based. The page states that he has new Martial Artes, and increased speed.
Rowen's link ability is Auto Magic Guard. If an enemy casts a spell on him or the Master, he will activate a Magic Guard for both.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...6d0c1CPh6w
Jude: Jude's ability is called 集中回避 (Shuuchuukaihi, Concentrated Evasion). Activated by using back step to dodge an attack, he will appear behind an enemy afterwards with a short time of invulnerability, and a longer increased AGI, which is Jude's main stat, improving his damage and movement speed notably. With additional skills, he can extend the duration and activate it with Front Step. Judging by the video, it appears they've made it easier to activate. In ToX, it required really good timing and only ever worked against the monster you're targeting. It states in the page that it is good for 1v1, but it makes no mention of if they've adjusted it to work for other monster's you're not directly attacking.
Jude displays one new arte here, 砕氷刃 (Saihyoujin, Asbel's Frost Breaker) as he activates it in mid-air. This is another aspect that has been improved upon; like Leia, Jude's mid-air combat has been improved. He previously had very few attacks that could continue a mid-air combo, most were designed to end them, but the video displays his basic attack up launching monsters into the air, and following it up by using Majinken (Demon Fang) in mid-air which was previously not possible. His Hienrenkyaku (Swallow Dance) keeps him in the air instead of slowly falling as he kicks now which makes it actually useful.
Jude's link ability is Restore. When the Master is knocked down, he will appear next to them to recover HP. He also has a chance to revive the master if they are KOed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...tYKm14FNDY
Milla: Milla's ability is called 魔技 (Magi, Magic Artes). It's an inherent ability that provides her with alternate artes for her Spirit Magic. Milla has access to several Spirit Magic. Spirit Magic requires a cast time, and you need to hold down the arte button to begin casting. She can, however, activate an alternate arte by not holding down the arte button. i.e. just pressing Circle will activate an arte called "Fire Bomb", while holding it down will begin the incantation for "Fireball". In this video, Milla demonstrates a Spirit Magic "Burn Spread", as well as a skill "Spell Charge", allowing movement while maintaining the spell's full incantation by holding the arte button. She later demonstrates a Magic Arte "Particle Rondo (II)" after "Assault Dance" where she transforms into a streak of light, that cuts forward, and then boomerangs back and leaves her in mid-air.
The significance of the (II) I put is for each element (Fire, Wind, Lightning, Light), Milla has multiple Spirit Magic, and each spell invokes a different version of Magic Arte, though they all have the same name. This Particle Rondo is activated from "Glare Cage", the second Light Spirit Magic she learns. It differs from Particle Rondo from "Divine Streak" her first Light spell, which only dashes forward and does not have the second hit.
Milla displays two new artes here, a Martial Arte called マジェストホウィール (Majest Howl? possibly incorrect spelling of Majesty Howl, also unvoiced so far), where she spins in a circle with her blade, and Spirit Magic, Prism Saber, a new Light spell. Also, a new version of Round Edge is shown, from what I recall. It looks fairly big now.
Milla's link ability is Bind. When attacking a stunned or "Speed"-type monster, Milla can Bind the target with magic, stopping their movement while the Master is free to attack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...UCv59WHN1w
Gaius: Gaius's ability is called Revenger. When you guard an enemy attack, if you Front Step afterwards within 1 second, Gaius will unleash a powerful strike instead of a Front Step. The activation opportunity is indicated by a glowing red light around Gaius for one second. There is a Skill that enables the use of [L1 + O] to activate a different attack instead of using Front Step. (O is the default for basic attack in the Japanese version, and L1 + O activates a strong, non-continuous hit or something like that. There is a skill that transforms this into an attack with a small sidestep.)
Gaius's weapon is a 長刀 (Naginata, though the appearance resembles the Chinese changdao or choutou rather than the traditional halberd style naginata)
Gaius's link ability is Spread Force. Gaius will guard himself and the master against certain attacks from enemies, and the following conditions will be applied
Next link combo will cost 25% less TP
Next basic attack will be an element/type the enemy is weak to
Next basic attack will break super armor/penetrate and cause stun
Gaius demonstrates the following artes in the video
獅子戦吼 Shishisenkou [Beast]
皇光破斬 Koukouhazan [New Original Arte, looks very similar to Alvin's 地竜閃 except with what appears to be a Light Element instead of Earth]
飛燕瞬連斬 Hienshunrenzan [New Original Arte, he uses it 3 times in a row]
魔神剣・翔牙 Majinken Shouga [Demon Fang variant that has appeared for Stahn Aileron in ToD
C and Kunzite in ToH]覇道滅封 Hadoumeppuu [Asbel's Incineration Wave, which has an obscenely long attack time now]
He also displays his Revenger at the end where the camera shifts angles. Gaius appears to be wearing a Fire elemental weapon as well, which is why the tone of most of his artes are red, though Incineration Wave would be Fire element regardless. This can be indicated from Beast, a non-elemental arte, having a red tone and basic attacks providing "Weak".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...XBNFi-DBLk
Musee: Musee's (pronounced Musé) ability is called Reave Assault. When you're stunned (flinched even?), you can use Front Step or Back Step to teleport away from an enemy, becoming invulnerable, avoiding all attacks for a short time. After warping, you have the ability to counterattack (i.e. there's an opening now since you're not being targeted). There are skills available to reduce the cast time of spells, and the TP cost of artes when used with Reave Assault.
Musee's weapon is her hair.
In Milla's video, Musee displays the following arte names.
スタンブリッツ [Stun Blitz]
オールアウト [All Out]
シーズスロー [Seize Throw]
In Gaius's video, Musee displays the following spells
Wind Lance
Burn Spread
In her video, she begins with attempting to cast Gravity, but is interrupted by a monster. She then uses Reave Assault to escape. She displays a new arte, エザリィウィップ [Ethery Whip?], followed by what appears to be a Reave Assault in midair to cut through an enemy. Presumably, this requires a skill equipped to activate as the base description says you need to be hit by an enemy first to use Reave Assault.
Musee's link ability is Tractor Move. When the Master Front Steps, Musee will also move, causing the two to land immediately in front of the targeted enemy. Back Step causes the targeted enemy to be unable to move.